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How method acting could empower women
Natalie Portman says method acting is a ‘luxury women can’t afford’ – but new research shows how it can empower…
How can I use Mickey Mouse, now that he's in the public domain?
The first ever iteration of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain – but what does that actually mean?
Priscilla by Sofia Coppola is a bold feminist take on Elvis’ dark fairytale marriage
Graceland emerges as less of a palace and more of a gilded cage in Coppola's biopic of Priscilla Presley.
Why are Aussie Christmas films so bad?
Telemovies have dominated Christmas movies for 50 years – so why are the Aussie straight-to-streaming ones this bad?
Maestro: who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper's new biopic?
Maestro is out on Netflix with Cooper at the conducter's podium – but who was the real Leonard Bernstein?
Schindler’s List at 30: Spielberg’s shattering masterpiece
Spielberg acquired the rights to Thomas Keneally’s novel in 1983, but was initially reluctant to take on the film.
Napoleon: Ridley Scott is right that historians should get a life
Historical accuracy matters – but so does the 'creativity' inherent in creative works.
Christmess review: one of the best Christmas films in years
This new independent Australian film is melancholy, sometimes hopeful and always engrossing.
Doctor Who at 60: a psychologist weighs in
A psychologist explains who and what makes a good Tardis travelling companion in the long-running Doctor Who series.
Napoleon: busting myths in the new Ridley Scott movie
Did Napoleon really fire at the pyramids? A historian explains the truth behind the legends of Ridley Scott’s biopic.